Record-breaking temperatures allow Dorchester, Ont. golf course to open
Global News
Temperatures in the London, Ont., region peaked Friday at 14 C, breaking the previous record set only a year ago at 9.9 C.
Mild weather and even milder temperatures have allowed Pine Knot Golf and Country Club in Dorchester, Ont., to open their course.
More than 190 golfers booked tee-times Friday, taking advantage of the record-breaking weather.
“It’s felt like spring all week out here,” says Dean Gochan, director of golf at Pine Knot.
“Everybody’s in such a good mood, coming out and playing golf. We’ve been very busy every day.”
Temperatures peaked Friday at 14 C, breaking the previous record for London set only a year ago at 9.9 C.
Gochan says that the links would usually be closed at this time of year, but warm spells like this are happening more and more often.
“We get these weeks here and there in January, February, March,” he said. “As long as there’s no snow on the ground, we’ll keep open, but we’ll definitely have a slowdown after tomorrow.”
Looking around the golf course, it’d be easy to forget that spring is still a month away if it weren’t for leftover snow piles and frozen ponds dotted with golf balls.
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